Visor



c. W. G. LAING 2,449,303

VISOR Filed Jan. 30, 1946 v IN V EN TOR.

Patented Sept. 14, 1948 VISOR Charles W. Laing, Detroit, Mich, assignorto Mayo Visor 00., Detroit, Mich, a corporation of Michigan ApplicationJanuary 30, 1946, Serial No. 644,222

(ill. 2-14) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to visors suitable for use either indoors oroutdoors as by office workers or sportsmen and has for its object toprovide a simple and efficient device which may be readily applied toand removed from the head and in which the shade or visor proper may bequickly adjusted to a position before the eyes or to a position elevatedabove the eyes when its shading effect is not desired.

More particularly, the said invention contemplates a combination with anadjustable head band of a forwardly extending shelf supporting a hingedvertically swingable shade or visor proper with snap means for holdingthe shade in its lowered and in its raised positions.

A further object is to provide for a form of shade in such a devicesuspended from a central position and formed in such manner that despiterelative lightness of the shade, operating pressure exerted thereagainstany convenient point will be adequately transmitted to the hinge toinsurethe required and positive operation of the movement operation ofthe said shade upwardly or downwardly as the case may be.

A further object is to provide a form of mounting for the shade on thehead band which will be simple and effective in operation and affordadequate support therefor in all positions of adjustment.

A still further object is to provide a simple means of locking the headband in positions of adjustment to suit the particular head size of thewearer.

Still further objects or advantages additional or subsidiary to theaforesaid objects or resulting from the construction or operation of theinvention as it may be carried into effect will become apparent asthesaid invention is hereinafter further disclosed.

In carrying the said invention into effect I may provide the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described by way ofexample having reference to the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan of a visor device embodying the said invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the same;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detailed plan view illustrating the adjustablehead band locking means;

Figure 5 is a detailed cross-section illustrating the hinge constructionand taken on a plane indicated by the line 55 in Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a similar view to Figure 5 illustrat- 2 ing the hinge partsin the raised position of the shade.

Similar characters of reference indicate similar parts in the severalfigures of the drawing.

it indicates, in general, a headband of flexible material havingoverlapping end portions H and it which when not in actual use may besubstantially straight, the end portion l2 being provided with a slideloop l3 encircling the portion II, and a further slide loo-p i lencircles both the portions it and i2 of the headband.

The slide loop M is shown as also being provided with an elongated padof relatively stiff material it extending lengthwise along the innerface of the said portion ll of the headband .in such manner that, whenthe said headband. is

applied to the head of the wearer and the side,

portions thereof are accordingly bowed outwardly to conform to the shapeof the head, the said pad I5 will offer such resistance to the bowing asto exert pressure between the overlapping por tions of the band andthereby frictionally lock them against relative slippage. Thus, when theband is adjusted to the head and then placed upon the head, it willremain in such adjustment and not become loose while being worn. .Thesaid slide loop It may or may not be actually attached to one or otherof the end portions ll and i2 and, as illustrated, it is slidable uponboth of them so that it may be brought to any position therealo-ng whichmay be desired. v

Extending fromthe front portion of the headband is a shelf it whichcarries in an intermediate position thereon 1a hinge element or-bracketll having pintles is carrying a second hinge element or bracket IQ forupward and downward swinging action. A spring 20 connects these twobrackets in such manner that said spring passes beyond the axis of thepintles as said bracket [9 is swung upwardly and downwardly, so that thesaid spring tends to hold the said bracket in either its upwardly ordownwardly swung posi-. tion in a manner well-known and obviousfrom anexamination of Figures 5 and-6 of the drawing.

The said bracket 1'9 is mounted on the upper central portion of a shadeor visor proper, generally numbered 2 I, which I prefer to bend alongthe vertical center 22 to provide wings 23 and 24 disposed at an obtuseangle one to the other, as clearly shown in Figure 1, and preferably sorelated to the front edge of the aforesaid shelf [6 as to provideopenings 25 and 26 between the edge of the shelf and the back of thevisor or shade when in its lowered position as is also clearly shown inthe said Figure 1. This arrangement admits of the shelf operating as astop for the outer marginal portions of the wings of the said shade whenin such lowered position whilst providing a ventilating opening betweenthe said shelf and the said shade throughout the major width thereof.

While the wings 23 and 2d are preferably flat, they need not necessarilybe precisely so; but it is inten ed that they shall extend somewhatrearwardly from the centrally disposed hinge so that pressure exerted oneither edge forwardly of the shade to lift it will be efficientlytransmitted to the hinge for that purpose and any tendency of thematerial of the w ngs to b nd outwardly instead of moving as a wholewill be avoided.

This invention may be developed within the scope of the following claimswithout departing from the essential features of the said invention asit may be carried into effect and it is desired that the specificationand drawing be read as being merely illustrative of a practicalembodiment ofthe'invention and not in a strictly limiting sense.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a head band, a shelfextending forwardly of and about a frontal portion thereof, said shelfbeing provided with angularly related forward edges converging towardsthe center of said shelf, a snap hinge affixed to said shelfintermediate its ends, and an eye shade supported by said hinge adaptedto swing vertically from a position in front of the wearers eyes to aposition removed from the line of vision, said eye shade being bentalong a central area to form angularly related portions of a lesserangle than the angularity of said converging shelf edges and the angularapices of said shelf and said eye shade being spaced apart to an extentwhereby the end portions of said eye shade will engage the shelf atpoints "remote from the hinge when said eye shade is in the line ofvision so as to support the eye shade at the outer areas thereof.

'2. In a device of the character described, a head band, a forwardly andupwardly projecting shelf extending from a frontal portion of said headband, said shelf being curved at its rear edge to conform to thecircular shape of said head band and having front edges convergingtowards the center of said shelf, a snap hinge affixed to the centralportion of said shelf, and a combined eye shade and protector connectedto said hinge to swing vertically to and from the users line of vision,said eye shade being bent centrally at a point coincident with saidhinge to provide angularly related side portions-of a lesser includedangle than the included angle of said forward shelf edges and theangular apiceso'f said shelf and said eye shade being spaced apart toanextent whereby the side portions will contactually engage the shelf atpoints remote from said hinge when the eye shade is in a verticalposition and in the line of vision.

3. In a device of the character described, a head band, a shelfprojecting forwardly from the head band and having straight convergingforward edges extending towards the center thereof, a snap hinge afilxedto the center portion of said shelf having its hinge axis disposed abovethe plane of said shelf, and a combined eye shade and protectorsupported by said hinge to swing vertically into and out of the line ofvision, said combined eye shade and protector being angularly bent alonga central area coincident with said hinge to form angularly related sideportions, the included angle of the side portions being smaller than theangularity of the converging shelf edges. and the angular apices of saidshelf and said eye shade being spaced apart to an extent whereby thefree end of said side portions will contactually engage the shelf andlimit "downward swinging movement of said combined eye shade andprotector.

l. In-a device of the character described, a head band, a shelfprojecting forwardly of said head band having straight front edgesconverging toward the center thereof, a hinge mounted centrally of saidshelf, a shield supported by said hinge for vertical swinging movementfor alternate use as an eye shade and eye protector, the hinge axis ofsaid shield being disposed above the shelf so that said shield will movetoward and away fromsaid shelf during swinging movement of said shield,said shield being angularly bent along a central area coincident withsaid hinge to provide angularly related portions on each side of saidhingeand a spring having one end connected tosaidshelf and the oppositeend connected to 'said shield to swingto and from the hinge axis on eachside thereof, the angularity 'of'said shield being'of a smaller includedangle than'the included angle of said shelf and the angular apices ofsaid shelf and said shield being spaced apart to an extent whereby endportions of said shield will contactually engage the converging edges ofthe shelf when the shield is swung downwardly to thereby limitthedownward swinging movement of said shield and to facilitate said shieldbeing supportedin a position in theiline of vision.

CHARLES W. G. LAING.

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